Re: [Duplicity-talk] How does duplicity backup a 4D data base or a entourage database

[edgar . soldin]

The usual way to perform backups of databases is to create sql dumps 
periodically and to backup these. Because they are plain text, the changes are 
easily detected by the rsync routines and backed up only.

ede/duply.net

On 28.02.2011 02:08, Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 5:08 PM, David Page <address@hidden 
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
> 
>     Hello
> 
>     Can duplicity backup the changed parts of a 4D or entourage database 
> correctly.  I have a few doctors that use $D for their Genie practice 
> management database and the 4D database is generally over 1 Gb in size.  Also 
> Entourage databases are get very large as well.
> 
>     Does duplicity recognise the differences correctly or does it resend the 
> entire database each time there is a backup.
> 
> 
> I'm not familiar with the databases you mention, however, some general 
> observations.
> 
> - Database is quiescent during backup, otherwise corrupt backups occur.
> - Duplicity will backup the changes in the files.  If the changes are spread 
> evenly over a particular file, most of the file will be backed up, however, 
> if the changes are localized, then just the changes will be backed up.  
> Again, it depends on the database.
> 
> ...Ken
> 
> 
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